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Proustite from
Colquechaca, Colquechaca Municipality, Chayanta Province, Potosí, Bolivia


Locality type:Town
Classification
Species:Proustite
Formula:Ag3AsS3
Confirmation
Validity:Unconfirmed/Questioned
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Proustite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Colquechaca, Colquechaca Municipality, Chayanta Province, Potosí, Bolivia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:42243
Long-form Identifier:1:3:42243:3
GUID (UUID V4):50f2c246-2f6c-4501-a442-f59b7c6aab14
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (issue)
No. 12: Bolivia ht of Mineral Collecting N 978-0-9790998-5-4 Publisher Lithographie, LLC Denver, Colorado...specimen 'being sold with the shrine when he was in Bolivia buying mineral specimens in the 1970s. He took...ophyllite; 5. 2 cm tall Cerro Rico, Potosi, B,atillo province, Potosi Andy Seibel col/action Jejf-SC,m/.plwto...Yaalte: 12.5 cm wide Siglo XX Mine, ,U� Bustillo province, Potosi Malty Zinn colkdknt (ex Marv Rausch) Jase...640 200 100 600 The Political Divisions of Bolivia (after United Nations Map No. 3875, Peacekeeping
Report (issue)
silver-bearing hydrothermal veins. Association: Arsenic, proustite, pyrargyrite, pyrostilpnite, xanthoconite, sternbergite...Omidani mine, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. At Colquechaca, Potosí, Bolivia. In the Silvana mine, Sandon, British
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
C. After the Punic Wars, Iberia became a Roman province, and huge quantities of silver flowed from Spain...discovered. In 1535, Pizarro conquered Peru and Bolivia, and the incredible deposits of Potosi were discovered...silver mined up to that point in history, and Bolivia and Peru had also produced substantial amounts...Left: two views of the rhombohedral unit cells of proustite showing the triangular pyramid of an arsenic ion...intermediate-sizedsilver ions. Right: a larger portion of the proustite structure showing its relationship to typical
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
SOCIETY OF AMERICA JULY-AUGUST,1963 Nos. 7 and 8 PROUSTITE-PYRARGYRITE SOLID SOLUTIONS1 PnrBsrr,BvTourutN...Geological Surtey, Washington25, D. C. AssrRA.cr Proustite (AgaAsSr) and pyrargyrite (AggSbSr) form a complete...solid solution between the ruby silver minerals, proustite and pyrargyrite, has not previously been established...cent As (17.2 formula per cent Ag3AsS) and of proustite with as much as 3.74 per cent Sb (16.2 formula...complete seriesof solid solutions existed between proustite and pyrargyrite. The system doesnot seemto have
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Mexico B x years ago this column featured proustite, an arsenic ember of the major ruby-silver family...It is more widespread and far more common than proustite, occurring as an important if not dominant ore...might suggest. It is commonly associated with proustite, acanthite, tetrahedrite, stephanite, miargyrite...Cortland mine, Gunnison County. Both pyrargyrite and proustite occurred rarely as beautiful crystals in vugs...(crystals to 2 cm) and the Millotingo mine, Huarochiri Province (somewhat dull crystals to 3 cm long). Stout simple
Journal (issue)
livia Alfredo Petrov Casilla 1728 Cochabamba, Bolivia e-mail: alfredopetrov@earthlink.net Bill and Carol...Colorado 80020 e-mail: smith72@attglobal.net Bolivia, a landlocked nation three times as large as M...this gazetteer. INTRODUCTION Most people think of Bolivia as a land of great mountain ranges and high cold...description only fits the southwestern third of Bolivia. The two thirds of the country to the north and... Cerro Manomo. The northeastern two thirds of Bolivia contains the fastest growing regions; industrial
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
species, and the two most familiar ruby silvers, proustite and pyrargyrite, have been covered previously...found as small hexagonal crystals associated with proustite and acanthite in vuggy ore on Newman Hill, and...were once available from the mines at Colquechaca, Potosí, Bolivia. Elsewhere in South America, polybasite...accessory mineral at the famous Chañarcillo, Chile, proustite occurrence and in various precious-metal prospects...Geology special publication 31. Cook, R. B. 1996. Proustite, Delores mine, Chañarcillo, Chile. Rocks & Minerals
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Bournonite Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou, Hunan Province, China T here are certain mineral species that...which a collection is judged. A good example is proustite. Another might be bournonite, a sulfosalt well...most prolific being the Yaogangxian mine, Hunan Province. (Additional locality information and photographs...in the Vibora and other mines at Machacamarca, Potosí, where it occurred with augelite, tetrahedrite...rather common in the vuggy Tajo vein at Pulacayo, Potosí, where it was associated with pyrite, freibergite
Catalog/List
l $28.50 ANDORITE - !tos Mine, Dept. of Oruro, Bolivia - Dana locale - See the Min. Record, May-June 1975...quality. S85. ARGYRODITE, PYRARGYRITE - Colquechaca, La Paz, Bolivia - Dana locale for both minerals - ror...a visit to the then very old Silver mines of Colquechaca (Montgomery's trip was in 1925). Argyrodite is:...mentions of the occurrence af Argyrodite from Colquechaca can be found in "EM"11, P. 42, and "HB" I, P...often the rule an Pyrargyrite specimens from Colquechaca. Argyrodite has fonned as small, metallic black
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
and Shinkolobwe, Zaire; Tsumeb, Namibia; Colquechaca, Bolivia; Mounana, Gabon; Terlingua, Texas; Mt. St... Nuristan, Laghman hattan, Nevada (9.5 cm). Province, Afghanistan (5.3 cm). Figure 13: Silver, Calumet...blue-green vivianite crystals, Montserrat mine, Pazna, Bolivia (12 cm). Figure Figure 19: Transparent, light...Gerais, Brazil (5 cm). Figure 23: Cherry red proustite crystals with quartz crystals, Dolores mine, Chanarcillo...Cornwall, England (8.5 cm). Figure 35: Cherry red proustite crystals, Dolores mine, Chanarcillo, Chile (6
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
205 feet), Tocorpuri on the border of Chile and Bolivia is 6,873 meters (22,550 feet), and the highest...narrow to only 32 kilometers (20 miles), whereas in Bolivia they Dr. Terry C. Wallace is a professor of geosciences...09:23 14 October 2014 vivianites from Oruro, Bolivia; and fantastic pyrargyrites from Hauncavelica,...Pomerape (6,282 meters) on the border of Chile and Bolivia. These volcanoes, like hundreds of others in the...by one of the authors (TCW) and colleagues in Bolivia. in silicates and thus are quite viscous. This
Report (issue)
low-temperature origin. Association: Baumstarkite, proustite, pyrargyrite, polybasite, silver, galena, sphalerite...Felsőbánya, Hungary). From Hiendelaencina, Guadalajara Province, Spain. In the Strezhen deposit, Altai Mountains...India. In the Ailaoshan metamorphic belt, Yunnan Province, China. From the Van Silver mine, Brandywine Creek...Huantajaya, Tarapacá. At Colquechaca and Cerro Rico, Potosı́, and Pulcayo, Huanchaca, Bolivia. From Huancavalica
Report (issue)
Freiberg, Saxony. From Hiendelaencina, Guadalajara Province, Spain. At Jáchymov (Joachimsthal) and from Přı́bram...Co. In Canada, from Cobalt, Ontario. In Bolivia, at Colquechaca, Potosı́. From many localities in Mexico...edition), v. I, 362–366. (2) Toulmin, P. (1963) Proustite–pyrargyrite solid solutions. Amer. Mineral., 48
Report (issue)
hydrothermal silver deposits. Association: Proustite, acanthite, silver, tetrahedrite, galena, sphalerite...south of Copiapó, Atacama, Chile. In Bolivia, from Colquechaca, Potosı́. At San Cristobal, Peru. From
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
core and the elevationof the Cordillera Real of Bolivia mustbe of approximatelythe sameage. This may seemstartling...thesedeposits,which include Pulacayo,Garguaycollo,Colquechaca,Portugalete,and others, dates back to the periodbeforeactivetin...associated igneousrocks. Dacitesand rhyolitesat Colquechaca and andesiteat Portugaleteare probablygeneticallyrelated...franckeite, stannite,sphalerite,cassiterite, pyrite, proustite,quartz. B. Veins in Invaded Rock, but GeneticallyRelated...Tetrahedrite,pyrite, sphalerite,chalcopyrite,galena, proustite(probablytracesof cassiterite). C. Veins in Volcanic
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
crystals to 2 cm associated with native silver, proustite, and calcite have been collected at Batopilas...acanthite crystals were once saved from mines at Colquechaca, Bolivia, and Chaiiarcillo and other camps in the...reasonably good acanthite specimens occur with proustite and other silver minerals at the Imiter mine,
Book (edition)
Polybasite II/E.05-50 466 Stephanite II/E.06-10 468 Proustite II/E.07-10 470 Pyrargyrite II/E.07-20 472 Xanthoconite...(yellowish to blue grey anisotropy); Huallatani Mine, Bolivia [c]; Nic. + C Twinned skeletal bismuth (distinct...(dark grey); Dolores I Mine, Chañarcillo, Copiapó Province, Chile [a]; Nic. // Anhedral domeykite as fissure...(dark grey); Dolores I Mine, Chañarcillo, Copiapó Province, Chile [a]; Nic. // Domeykite (dark grey), safflorite...reflections); Dolores I Mine, Chañarcillo, Copiapó Province, Chile [a]; Nic. + 94 Domeykite A 60 μ C
Book (edition)
anisotropic); dike filling. Right (second from top): Late proustite (red internal reflections) filling quartz druse...red Mineral Chalcocite Selenium, native yes Proustite Tiemannite strong, light and strong, dark blue-grey...internal reflections); Madenköy Mine, Çayeli, Rize Province, Black Sea Region, Turkey (sample: Halbach); XPL...grey; arg); Monte Narba Mine, San Vito, Cagliari Province, Sardinia, Italy; PPL B Same sample as above:...(West Wits Line), Witwatersrand field, Gauteng Province, South Africa; PPL B Intergrowth of electrum (yellowish
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
vein, Capillitas epithermal deposit, Catamarca Province, Argentina. The new mineral is associated with...species are unknown. Catamarcaite is named after the Province of Catamarca, where the new mineral species was...La Rosario vein, Capillitas deposit, Catamarca Province, Argentina. SOMMAIRE La catamarcaïte, de composition...Rosario, du gisement épithermal de Capillitas, province de Catamarca, en Argentine. Lui sont associés...restent à définir. Le nom de l’espèce rappelle la province de Catamarca, où se trouve la localité-type. Le
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
mineral in some silver ores (e.g., Colquechaca and Tatasi, Bolivia; the Randsburg district, California)...complete solid solution with its arsenic analogue, proustite (TouLMIN 1963). Most natural samples contain small...pair argentite +pyrargyrite (e. g. ores of Colquechaca, Bolivia). It is possible that simultaneous deposition...References AHLFELD, F. : Los Yacimientos Minerales de Bolivia, 282 p. La Paz: Direccion General de Minas 1941...S.), Circ. 539, 5, (1955). TOULMIN, P., III.: Proustite-pyrargyrite solid solutions. Am. Mineralogist
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of the Capillitas epithermal deposit, Catamarca Province, Argentina. The mineral is associated closely...La Rosario vein, Capillitas district, Catamarca Province, Argentina. Introduction OMARINIITE is one of...“Ag-Sn-belt” (e.g. Porco and Colquechaca Ag-Zn-Pb-Sn deposits, Bolivia; Paar and Putz, 2005) and in vein-type...Negro Volcanic Complex, which is located in the Province of Catamarca, Argentina. It consists of Miocene...bodies carry a Agrich assemblage composed of proustite, pearceite, acanthite, native silver and argyrodite
Report (issue)
Fernando Urquidi B., American Embassy, La Paz, Bolivia; and Raul Sal as 0., Servicio Nacional de Geologia...sulfur deposits associated with stratovolcanos in Bolivia and Chile ........................ 5. 12A 15A...polymetallic Sn and Sn-Ag deposits in southern Bolivia, which are associated with porphyry stocks and...region of southern Peru, northern Chile, western Bolivia, and northwestern Argentina. The information presented...72° \ 12° 12° PERU Macusani > 16' ijj®BOLIVIA 16" Vs. m^:::::: : ::::;:::::::t LaPaz Are'q:u:|jjjj|:;:|
Book
origin in association with acanthite, stephanite, proustite, pyrargyrite, copper and many other minerals....microlite; hydrothermal in ore veins withpyrargyrite, proustite, pyrostilpnite and dyscrasite. Beautiful botryoidal...Republic. Masses weighing several kg found in Bolivia (Tasna, Velaque) and Australia (Kingsgate, New...Republic. It is common in association with silver, proustite, pyrargyrite, polybasite, stephanite, galena and...ore veins, together with silver, stephanite, proustite, pearceite, calcite and quartz. The best crystall
Journal (issue)
crystal cluster, 7.3 cm, from near Bapu, Guangdong Province, China. Rob Lavinsky specimen, now in the Tom...Stewart D. Redwood Casilla 13385, La Paz, Bolivia Bolivia is fortunate to have had the lifetime services...country of Bolivia, he published numerous works on the geology and mineral deposits of Bolivia, many of...the first geological and mineral deposit maps of Bolivia. The mineral ahlfeldite, a hydrated nickel selenite...selenite discovered at the Pacajake mine in Bolivia, was named in his honor in 1935. Federico Ahlfeld was
Book
origin in association with acanthite, stephanite, proustite, pyrargyrite, copper and many other minerals....microlite; hydrothermal in ore veins withpyrargyrite, proustite, pyrostilpnite and dyscrasite. Beautiful botryoidal...Republic. Masses weighing several kg found in Bolivia (Tasna, Velaque) and Australia (Kingsgate, New...Republic. It is common in association with silver, proustite, pyrargyrite, polybasite, stephanite. galena and...ore veins, together with silver, stephanitc, proustite, pearccitc, calcite and quartz. The best crystallized
 
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